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“Throne” is the second book of Riordan’s Kane Chronicles series, published by Disney. Its predecessor, “The Red Pyramid,” rose to No. 4 on the New York Times’ bestseller list last spring. The series chronicles a wisecracking brother and sister adventures among ancient Egyptian gods unleashed on the modern world

Description:

“Throne” is the second book of Riordan’s Kane Chronicles series, published by Disney. Its predecessor, “The Red Pyramid,” rose to No. 4 on the New York Times’ bestseller list last spring. The series chronicles a wisecracking brother and sister adventures among ancient Egyptian gods unleashed on the modern world

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...fu offered me his empty Jell-O bowl as a present. Felix halfheartedly started singing “Happy Birthday,” but no one joined him, so he gave up.
“Bast said her friend won’t arrive until tomorrow,” I continued. “Amos said it would take Desjardins some time to prepare any sort of attack. Besides, I’ve been planning my trip to London for ages. I think I have time for one bloody day off before the world ends.”
The others stared at me. Was I selfish? All right, yes. Irresponsible? Perhaps. So why did I feel so strongly about putting my foot down?
This may come as a shock to you, but I don’t like feeling controlled. Carter was dictating what we would do, but as usual he hadn’t told me everything. He’d obviously consulted Amos and Bast already and made a game plan. The...

His face was gaunt, but his eyes still glittered evilly. He studied the bloodred images in the curtains of light as if he were waiting for something.
Est-il all ? he asked, which my grammar school French led me